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Wells board tables proposal to make ocean-rescue captain a full-time director amid cost, revenue questions
Summary
Selectboard heard a months-long proposal to convert a part-time ocean-rescue captain into a full-time ocean-rescue director to boost lifeguard recruitment, training and equipment oversight; members voted to table the request until staff provide detailed cost breakdowns and revenue projections for the Beach Enterprise Fund.
The Selectboard on Feb. 11 paused action on a proposal to create a full-time ocean-rescue director position after members said they needed clearer numbers on the budgetary impact.
Supporters said a year-round position would improve recruiting, training and equipment maintenance and might reduce outsourced training costs. "We are projected for net for the FY '20 7 budget to be down a 160,000," the chair said when highlighting the fund's limits and the need for a full cost estimate. Proponents noted that the town’s part-time captain already performs many…
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